"As sexual harassment is causing different crimes and social problems, we are taking steps to formulate a law for prevention of the social menace," she told a meeting on draft of sexual harassment prevention law in the capital.
The view-exchange meeting was held in the auditorium of Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP), an official release said.
Secretary of Bangladesh Law Commission Md Ali Akbar, Executive Director of National Women Lawyers Association Advocate Salma Ali, Chief of Party of Protecting Human Rights Programme of Plan International Bangladesh Aubrey McCutcheon, among others, addressed the meeting with president of the association Fouzia Karim Firoz in the chair.
Advocate Mitali Jahan of the lawyers association presented the keynote paper at the meeting.
Aubrey McCutcheon described sexual harassment as a global problem and said international experiences should be followed to address the problems, a BSS report added.
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